The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1950 Page: 1 of 6
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‘Wortham Will Advance In Proportion to the Unselfish Community Service Rendered by Its Individual Citizens!”
VOLUME 61
WORTHAM, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1950
NUMBER 60
Legumes, Grass
Planting Booms
CRIMSON CLOVER QUEEN
Terrace Outlets Being^
Sodded Since Rains
Soak Ground
RENT CONTROLS DIE; JOBS SCARCER,
BUT LIVING COSTS DROPPING
A flood control conservation farm
plan has horn completed on the
T. E. Phipps farm near Currie with
planning assistance from techn:-
cans of the Wortham Work Unit
of the Sold Conservation Service.
Seedbed preparation has been fin-
ish'd on t .v > collective terrace out-
I t . ( ii the Phipps farm and when
( rv enough, these will be sodded to
1 v. nr.da grass.
\ < • Hoc ivc t<rrace outlet arra
ha I c n seeded to K. R. Bluestrm
(oi (he I K Hoydfarm iust north
(.1 W'-itham.
‘.Vln-n the givun.; nas dried suffl-
, .■ n11 • the s| r;g sodding machine
• ,u"l hv the Navarro-Hill Soil
C on D triot will beg n
• •:(ii:icollective terrace outlet*
f< . ( operators of th*■ District.
L\m Adams, Wortham group,
I leded five acics of Serena
I. ’ pc In a for a meadow and fer-
t ( ! !! with one ton of 2n per-
c ;per phosphate Vetch was
c (!■ I m this land in the fall of
1 I < and was fertilized with one
t n cf JO percent super-phosphate.
The (etch volunteered in the fall
..f 19 49.
K It Bluestrm has been seeded
(■•’, th' following faims: R (J. Seelv
Vcrtham group; Cleon Brady, Deo
Plan, gt'i’jp. near Mevia
Rent controls will die, to all in-
tents and purposes, on June 30,
barring unforeseen developementi
in Congress. A watered down ver-
sion is most to expect, restricted to
big cities.
Living costs will go downward
n the month * to come, according to
government surveys. Pork is likelv
to lead the downward spiral, as the
government has withdrawn its price
(ontrol props. Other agricultural
products will probably follow suit. !
Jobs will he scarce for young
men and women leaving hig.‘ j
school and college in June because
most concerns have completed their
lost-war expansion. Students are f
advised to -tart seeking jobs now
as competition will be tough.
Heart Attack Fatal
For T. W. Tisdale
Of Streetman
Thomas W. Tisdale, 7 1, long-
t me resiilmt of Birdston and
St i pc1 man. died Saturday of a
heart attack
IYn ral er’ice^ were held Sun-
ni aHi rno* n from the First Bap-
•. * vlr.r h in Streetman. Burial
i\ m the B id ton cemetery. The
ti .< were conducted by Rev. H
! McK’-rack, Baptist minister of
T< and Rev. Frank Steele,
M-xia. The Streetman Masonic
Lodijo conducted ^laveside services
Surviving: are his wife of Street
man; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Kol-
mar, Corbet; a son. Tommy Tis-
dale. Houston, and another son who
resides in south Texas.
Capt. William Clark
Complete* Tour Of
Duty Oversea*
Marbo, Ilium—Captain William
( lari, of Wortham, has completed
b t un f duty with the Manana-
Iinnms Command on the island of
(liinnt and will return to the
1 mted Statcii for leave at home
and teassignment to 6013th ASU,
Fort Lawton, Washington.
I'aptain Clark wax aligned to
llq & lie] (’o.. Service Group of
th, Mariana* Bonins Command.
Wortham Local News
Mrs. W. \V. I.aRue has returned
to ht i home in Sinton after a visit
v ith her parents. Mr and Mrs. \V.
T Meador while he husband was
cn a trip to Calvary. Canada and
Pittsburgh, Penn.
Mr. K. R. Simmons of Corsicana
’ isited his mother. Mrs. Roy Sim-
mons Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Keeling were
in Dallas Tuesday.
Aubrey Smith visited in Corsi-
cana Tuesday.
Mr*. J. T. Johnson I*
Hostess At Meeting of
Circle No. 1, WSCS
Circle No. 1 of the WSCS of the
Methodist Church met Monday in
the home of Mrs. J. W. Brooks with
Mrs. J. T. Johnson as hostess. Mrs.
B. J. Reese led the program on
“We Would See Jesus, the Great
Rock Foundation.”
Following the song “Jesus Calls
IV* scripture reading was given
by Mrs. O. H. Howard, Sr.. Paryer
wiV' lea I by Mrs. Kee.-c* “Our
PJartners in Kingdom Building”
v as given by Mrs. T. A. Bounds,
followed bv “Our Christian Train-
.Ng School*” by Mi . O. H. Howard.
Ji.
Mr*. W. F. Kckhardt. chairman,
pies d«’d o', ci the business meeting.
Delicious refreshments were ser- i
d to D* members, Mrs. J. B.
Black and two new members, Mrs. ,
Maurice Sims and Mrs. Bailey
Bounds.
FFA Judging
Team Places
$ Dairy Team Places
Fourth; Livestock
Seventh at Corsicana
On last Saturday th* Wortham
FFA dairy and livestock judging
teams went to Corsicana to contest
in th* district events. The dairy
EDITOR’S COLUMN
Good rains have fell in this area
.since last Thursday. Thursday’s
rain broke a long dry spell that was fo7fourthplace j'the Hve
holding up the early planting of stock tpam Uced seventh. They
held crops and gardens. Another accompanied by their coach>
rain Sunday kept the farmers out | Mr G c Wi!liamS( teacher of Vo-
of the fields Monday and a wet
week with intermittent showers
is keeping the ground to wet to
rational Agriculture.
These same teams went to Steph-
enville, Texas and entered the Area
work. Grass is growing fast and ; vm judKinK contests at Tarleton
the ranchers are the happiest of ,-tate College, ,ccompBnied by Mr.
M,r rural community and farmers | Winjan,s Results have not been
a.c hoping for a little sunshine in j receive<1 on this contest, only the
the near future. ^ ^ j top four teams in dairy and the top
Noticed that * the Bluebonnet! s’x livestock being annou-
i ceil at Tarleton Monday afternoon
Beauty Shop is getting a good coat
of paint. At this writing Mr. Oliver
” ho is doing the painting is sure
making the front look well.
it the close of the contest. Worth-
am did not place in any of the top
teams announced, but the boys
made a creditable showing despite
their lack of experience.
The members of these teams are:
Dairy team: Gordon Medlen, Glenn
McCommon, Jr. and Jimmie White.
Livestock team: Mack Strange,
Miss Carolyn Mooney, 19, Stephen F. Austin College student,
has been selected to reign as Crimson Clover Queen at a Crimson
Clover field day to be held on the George Reese farm near Nacog-
doches, Thursday, April 20. The field day, sponsored by the Houston
Farm and Ranch Club and the East Texas Chamber of Commerce,
will begin at 11 a.m. and will end at 1 p.m. with a barbecue. Several
thousand persons are expected to attend.
$500 Million Refund
Pile Vet Policyholders
pprox!nia'clv *500,000,000 more
ill he paid in 1951 to some nine
1111on veterans of World War 11
NSL1 dividends, according to
-unity reliable sources in Wash-
yton.
Deason for the new dividend is
lat VA has not changed its pr->-
ium rate on NSLI insurance,
lerefore there is going to be an-
her surplus.
Checks will be from 30 percent
i 50 percent of the amounts paid
ds year, provided a veteran has
ept his wartime policy in force,
idications are that the largest of
these checks will not exceed $200.
Incidentilly, private insurance
companies are complaining that
VA's refunds arc higher than they
should he and are exefting strong
pressure to change the law. How-
ever, Congress is not likely to take
any action right now—mostly be-
cause of the coming Congressional
elections.
Dividends paid this year are
NOT being spent in a rush. This
is gratifying to the U. S. Treasury
Department which has been urging
veterans to invest in U. S. Savings
Bonds as a precaution against in-
flation.
VA Rules Fourth
Year Course For
Farm Trainees O.K.
Votrrans Administration has rul- I
ed that a fourth year course of GI j
Bill institutional on-farm training j
offered by certain states for elig- j
ihle and qualified veterans, is en-
tirely within the law setting up the
m-farm training program.
These provisions must he met,
the ruling added.
1 The veteran trainee must have I
enough remaining entitlement to
take the additional training.
2. Ho must qualify under state
standards for the advanced course.
3. The additional farm training
must be approved by the State.
Texas, for example, in the past j
has had a three-year farm training .
program for veterans. Under the
VA ruling, an ad(fttional corse of ;
institutional on-farm training may |
he taken if veterans qualify.
f/./V. Mission Inspect African Colonies
p*t
* if
supervision over MS MfcUalStl sllwi of 11 eolonlal terri-
vhteh have bna ptaMd wdsr !*» »•*•
“‘ vCi 4 a t •.
Bulldogs Overpowered By
Richland in Friday's Game
Wortham Take, 15-3 jTeague A,ks Thal
Decision Over Team Servjce Thne Counl
From Emhouse For Po„al Worker,
Took a ride over to Callina in
L’lne.^tono County with Dr. I). A.
Bounds Tuesday. Dr. Bounds was
called to treat two calves that were
rMTected bv the mvsterv malady ‘X*.
It Robert Boyd and led Weaver.
It was the first such case this ,
editor had seen and it was really |
educational. The calves seemed to
act and feel like a human with a
bad cold. They couched and had
running noses. Both calves were
noor but still ate and seemed to
have some energy left.
Mr. Jensen, a successful farmer
• f the Callina community, said the
calves became sick soon after pur-
chasing them at a Fairfield auction
sale.
Wortham People
Attend Funeral Of
Mrs. J. D. Bates
Crimson Clover Field
Day at Nacogdoches
Draws Wortham Men
Wortham people attending the
funeral in Denton last week of
Mrs. J. I). Bates, mother of J. \V.
Bates of this city, were:
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Joe Bates, ?dr.
rnd Mrs. Gussie Weaver, Mr. and
Mrs. K. A. Strange and Mrs. Char-
lie Reasonover.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Doering of
Mexia also attended.
Small Business Man
To Get Easier Loans
Through RFC
Easier loans, through RFC, and
equity money, through a new bank-
ing system, will he proposed by the
Truman Administration within a
Woodrow Weidner
Promoted To Theater
Manager in Taylor
Mr. Woodrow Weidfler has been
promoted to the position of thea-
ter manager of the Rohb and Raw-
ley United, Inc. theaters in Taylor,
Texas.
Mr. Weidner was formerly assis-
tant manager of that companies
theaters in Hillsboro. He started
with the company eight'years ago
as an operator, and has held the
position of assistant manager for
the past four years.
The company operates three
theaters In Taylor of which he will
have charge.
The Bulldogs were overpowered
by the Richland ball team last Fri-
day l-fl in a well-played game for
both teams. Richland accounted for
their four scores with two lone
doubles with two men on base each
time accounting for two scores.
Richland got a total of eight hits to
Wortham's five.
In a game played Tuesday. Wor-
tham trounced Emhouse 15-3 be-
hind the pitching of Lewis Mathi-
son. Wortham got a total of 20 hits
with Mathison allowing only 5 hits
for Emhouse. All the Bulldogs had
a fine day with the following play-
1 err. getting hits:
1 Billy Steele
3
hits
j Douglas Tisdale
3
hits
| Pat Gorman
3
hits
Herbert Bilton
3
hit.,
* John Stubbs
2 hits
; Gordon Medlen
.3
hits
I Lewis Mathison
. 2
hits
John Watkins
... 1
hit
J. T. Drumwright
Elected to Attend
Presbyterian Meet
W. B. Weaver, Gussie Weaver,
M. L. Mallard and J. T. Drum-
wright attended a meeting of the
Waco Presbyterla at West, Texas
Tuesday.
Mr. Drumwright was elected lay-
man delegate of the Waco Presby-
teria to attend the general assemb-
ly at Cincinnati, Ohio on May 18.
Baptist Church To
Close Revival This
Sunday
The First Baptist Church will
close their revival Sunday after-
noon at 3:00 p.m. Rev. R. Q. Har-
rey of Mart will deliver the closing
sermon, “New Berth.”
The Baptists’ revival started on
April 9th and was supposed to have
ended the 16th hut due to unfavor-
able weather conditions last Sun-
day it was believed that this Sun-
day should Close the meeting.
Rep. Olin E. Teague has urged
the House of Representatives to
approve H R. H7 which would allow
World War II veterans in the post-
al service to he credited with the
time spent in the military service.
Length of service determines the
amount of pay our postal em-
ployees receive.
^ingrossamti Teague was him-
self a postal employee at College
Station before the last war, when
he commanded a battalion of the
79th Infantry division and was de-
corated for valor many times. He
i« a disabled veteran.
The Crimson Clover field day |
■" lebrated near Nacogdoches, last
Thursday, April 20, had plenty of
Wortham visitors.
Billy Watson, Bill Kckhardt, L.
I. Courtney, Tom Pickett of Wor
tham and A. T. Lancaster of Mexia
also attended the meeting with 'he j
few days to help the small businesa-
The field day started at 1 1 a.m. man Con(tres8 is expccted to O.K.
at least part of this plan to encou-
rage small business, but not until
summer.
The idea is to help the little fel-
low to expand, asabulwark against
unemployment and to compete
with the larger concerns. It is un-
derstood the government defines a
small business as being one not
dominant in its field, nor tied to
one that is dominant.
and climaxed with a haibecuc at
1 p.m. Everyone reported a won-
derful time.
New Manager
Dr. Fray To Speak To
Lions At Next Meet
On April 25
Judge J. T. Hughes will be pro-
gram chairman for the April 25th
Lions meeting. Judge Hughes will
present Dr. Fray an Englishman
by birth and a Methodist preaeher
by profession, who will speak to
the Lions.
| Dr. Fray holds a degree from the
I University of Toronto and has tra-
| velod extensively in the United
States and Canada.
IT’S NEIGHBORLY
to sell the things you don’t need to
your neighbors. How? Just rail the
Journal, 49, and li»t them in the
claaaified section. Rates are rea-
■onable.
Wortham Local News
Mrs. W. T. Meador, Mrs. W. W.
LaRuc and Mrs. Neal Brown spent
last Wednesday with their mother
and grandmother, Mrs. A. T. Mr-
Gilvray in Streetman.
Wesley (Skeet) Owens is home
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mr.,.
T. E. Owens.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Johnson and
aon, Tommy, spent the weekend in
Dallas viaiting her mother, Mrv
May Meaird and atster, Jannett.
Teh Sewing Machine and Appli-
ance Center in Mexie hat a new
manager. Mr. Adrian Little hat
tucceeded Mr. Bob Sattarwhite who
attamad dutiet in a Dallat ttore.
Methodists Invite
Public to Services
You are invited to attend the
services at the Methodist Church
this Sunday and every Sunday with
the assurance of aninspirational
service. This Sunday hear these
sermons: “Lessons From A Miracle
and "Behold The Lamb of God."
Everyone is cordially invited.
State Health Officer
Praises Newspapers
For Cooperati°n
AUSTIN—A highly placed state
official has given Texas newspapers
a pat on the hack.
State Health Officer George W.
veteran of more than 13 years as
nead of the State Department of
Health, called the Texas press a
"more potent force in mass public
education,” and saidw his depart-
ment. invariably turns in that direc-
tion as the first means ofreaching
(he people with information on
health subjects.
"Texas newspaper editors and
reporters have consistently shown
an awareness of public health prob-
lems and have given unstintingly
of much valuable space to stories
I relating to public health,” Cox said.
"I ran define health in three
wards—mass public education,"
| the health offlcitl said. "Without
newspaper cooperation, such edu-
cation is literally an unobtainable
ideal."
[’((inline out the custom of rural
people to read their local weekly
or senu-weekly thoroughly. Vox
-aid he was especially happy that
these papers used state and local
health department releases.
"It's one of the most vatoabel
services a paper can render Iti
i readership, but then maybe I'm a
hit prejudiced," he observed.
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Richardson, John. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, April 21, 1950, newspaper, April 21, 1950; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1112077/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.